Westona railway station

Westona
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance, June 2005
General information
LocationHarrington Street,
Altona, Victoria 3018
City of Hobsons Bay
Australia
Coordinates37°51′54″S 144°48′49″E / 37.8651°S 144.8135°E / -37.8651; 144.8135
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Werribee
Distance18.53 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking80
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeWTO
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 January 1985; 39 years ago (1985-01-21)
ElectrifiedJanuary 1985
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006268,293[1]
2006–2007296,515[1]Increase 10.51%
2007–2008316,372[1]Increase 6.69%
2008–2009349,476[2]Increase 10.46%
2009–2010350,423[2]Increase 0.27%
2010–2011309,620[2]Decrease 11.64%
2011–2012245,212[2]Decrease 20.8%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014227,635[2]Decrease 7.16%
2014–2015229,932[1]Increase 1%
2015–2016238,575[2]Increase 3.75%
2016–2017236,790[2]Decrease 0.74%
2017–2018240,157[2]Increase 1.42%
2018–2019240,150[2]Decrease 0.002%
2019–2020212,000[2]Decrease 11.72%
2020–2021107,350[2]Decrease 49.36%
2021–2022137,950[3]Increase 28.5%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Laverton
towards Werribee
Werribee line Altona
Track layout
Grieve Parade
1
2
Maidstone Street
Kayes Drain

Westona railway station is located on the Werribee line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Altona, and opened on 21 January 1985.[4][5]

Westona is a crossing loop in the middle of a 10-kilometre-long section of single track between Altona Junction and Laverton. The direction in which trains cross at Westona is unusual for Melbourne, in that they pass each other on the left, rather than passing on the more common right.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Westona". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Westona Station". Rail Geelong. Retrieved 29 December 2022.